Internet
The history of internet started with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s.In
early 60s, a professor named Leonard Weinrocks first sent a message with ARPANet from a
laboratory at University of California into developing a better network by joining together
several networks in to one network. This eventually gave birth to the most widely used
definition of the internet, a global connection of interconnected networks. Today the internet
has become a necessity rather than luxury.
The internet is so far one of the greatest inventions of all times. The internet has made it
possible for us to do lots of things. People can shop in online store like eBay, communicate
with family and friends via Skype or Facebook, watch the latest videos on YouTube, blog
and make money from it, and so much more.
The Internet
Benefits Demerits
Unlimited communication Spam mail
Abundant Information Resources Virus, Trojan and other Malware
Online services and E-commerce Leakage of private information
And so many more
Crazy facts about internet
Ever since internet was born, file sharing was a problem for the authorities that managed it.
In 1989 McGill University shut down their FTP indexing site after finding out that it was for
half of the internet traffic from America into Canada. Fortunately a number of similar file
indexing sites had already been made.
The first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab-its sole purpose was
to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot. The
technology behind the internet began in the 1960s at MIT.The first message ever to be
transmitted was LOG…why?
